Robert Carter

1825 - 1885  (~ 61 years)

• Name	Robert Carter
  Born	Between 1824 and 1825	, Berwickshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 1872 and 1885	Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	produce dealer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-202181
  Died	7 Sep 1885	Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: Cancer of Stomach several months
  Person ID	I202181	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Carter,   b. 26 May 1789,   d. 18 Nov 1845, Cockburnspath, , East Lothian, Scotland  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Janet Wishart,   b. 1795, of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jun 1854  (Age 59 years)
  Married	4 Oct 1818	Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland   [2]
  Family ID	F15772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline D. Diggon,   b. 20 Aug 1850, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 May 1934, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1870	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F37357	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death of Mr. Robert Carter This gentleman, whose serious illness we announced in a late issue, expired at his residence in Elora on Monday last. The case being peculiar, a post-morten examination was held on Tuesday, when it was found that the seat of disease was in the stomach, the liver being found in a healthy state. The deceased was buried on Wednesday, when the stores in the village were closed as a mark of respect, and the Presbyterian Church bell tolled. Mr. Carter was a brother of Mrs. Thomas Todd, Galt, and Mr. John Carter, Puslinch. Galt Reporter Sep 11 1885 pg 1 __________________________ CARTER, ROBERT From the Elora Express, we clip the following notice: Mr. Carter of the firm, Carter & Co. produce dealers of Elora, on Monday morning, September 7, 1885, after a severe attack of illness. He was born near Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland in 1825. When 22 years of age, he came to Canada and settled in Guelph, where he and his brothers had large contracts in the construction of railroads and gravel roads. They built portions of the Hamilton and Dundas road and the Guelph and Elora road, After a few years in Canada, Mr. Carter went to Australia and was a successful miner in the gold fields. He returned to Canada, to remain only a short time before visiting the gold fields in British Columbia. Again, he was successful. On his return, he settled in Elora. Fifteen years ago, he married Miss Diggon of Galt, a lady who has made for herself a strong circle of friends during her residence here. Mr. Carter was one of the prominent business men of the village. He had a character for honesty in all his dealings that stamped him as one to be respected by everyone. At his death, he was a member of the village council and High School Board of Trustees. He has left ample provision for his wife and two boys. He has five brothers and four sisters. A brother and a sister reside in the U. S. ; the others live in Canada. He was buried in Elora Cemetery with Masonic honours on Wednesday afternoon. - Information from the death certificate: Born in Berwickshire, Scotland. Occupation - merchant. Died Sept. 7, 1885. Informant - A. Carter, merchant in Elora. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Robt Carter Sex: Male Age: 38 Birth Year (Estimated): 1832 Berickwickshire, Scotland Occ: produce dealer - Elora Father's Name: Robt Carter Mother's Name: Janet Carter Spouse's Name: Caroline Diggins Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1850 Galt Res: Galt Spouse's Father's Name: Fras Diggins Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Diggins Marriage Date: 08 Aug 1870 Marriage Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada [S2181] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910. Name:Robert Carter Gender:Male Marriage Date:04 Oct 1818 Marriage Place:Coldingham,Berwick,Scotland Spouse: Janet Wishart FHL Film Number:1067869

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Between 1824 and 1825 - , Berwickshire, Scotland Married - 8 Aug 1870 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - produce dealer - Between 1872 and 1885 - Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cancer of Stomach several months - 7 Sep 1885 - Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth